laudation

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Recent Examples of laudation But, this laudation from my fellow travelers is far from the only praise that the Cluci Travel Backpack has received; it's earned nearly 13,000 five-star ratings from Amazon shoppers. Larry Stansbury, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023 These are the bits that tugged my heartstrings the most, injecting an otherwise frenzied laudation with a deep sigh of relief. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudation
Noun
  • Assembly Bill 1892 would help elections by acclamation.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • However, to use the acclamation process HOAs must start their election activities at least 150 days before the election date, and many HOAs find planning that far ahead to be difficult.
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • His most recent appearance on the hit series Shrinking has drawn critical acclaim and, for the star, an even closer bond with collaborator Harrison Ford.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • The organization’s connection to American Zoetrope and the Coppola family’s long-standing place in Hollywood history adds a layer of acclaim and prestige to any film program that’s focused on artistic access.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Catholic Charities received $11 million from HHS in fiscal year 2025, according to federal spending data, but the award ended as of March 31.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • However, federal law requires that judges review arbitration awards with a high degree of deference and should only vacate them if there’s an extraordinary defect, such as the award was procured by fraud or the arbitrator failed to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Vogue's hosts asked her on the carpet, later commending her dedication to fashion, art and costume.
    Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
  • Korean War fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient Royce Williams was honored May 1 at the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla with a formal ceremony and plaque dedication.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Because the Knicks are prize fighters.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Known as the Oscars of the food world, the prize annually recognizes some of the best chefs, food writers, critics, journalists and restaurateurs in the country.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
  • The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Guests at the preview got a peek at table decorations and other aesthetic concepts for the ball, which raises money to benefit San Diego-area nonprofits.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Besides decorations at the airport, two more streetcars are to be wrapped by early May.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • In Italy, academics like Ettore Romagnoli organized an authoritarian spectacle to celebrate two millennia of Horace, the priest Vittorio Genovesi wrote encomiums to Italian imperial ambitions in Rome’s Mare Nostrum, and the Latinist Luigi Illuminati who penned an epic dedicated to Il Duce.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In this encomium to mindfulness, Wallace tells a tale of two fish swimming along, oblivious of the fact of water, the medium of their own existence.
    Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

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“Laudation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudation. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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